Acceptable use policy

Access to these resources is governed by license agreements which restrict use to the Notre Dame community and to individuals who use the Notre Dame Libraries' facilities. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that he or she uses these products only for individual, noncommercial use without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information. Acceptable use forbids downloading contents of entire issues of a given journal title. The use of software such as scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in loss of access to these resources for the entire Notre Dame community.

Specific license terms detailing permitted and prohibited users of electronic resources may be obtained by contacting ER Help (erhelp@listserv.nd.edu).

About finding articles

If you are searching for articles, start with QuickSearch. This resource searches articles in a handful of librarian-selected general databases. For more complete results, search in specific article databases, which typically specialize in a subject area.

About the ND Catalog

The ND catalog contains records for books, journals, maps, DVDs, etc. owned or licensed by the University. It does not include articles. The Kresge Law Library has its own catalog.

For items not owned or licensed by Notre Dame, see WorldCat, a catalog of thousands of libraries. You can borrow many items owned by other libraries through Interlibrary Loan.

About ND Catalog

ND Catalog lets you search the holdings of the Hesburgh Libraries, Kresge Law, Saint Mary's, Bethel, and Holy Cross libraries’ catalogs separately or together. It will include content currently not in the ND catalog such as items in the University Archives, the Center for Research Libraries, and working papers from the Institute for Latino Studies. It provides enhanced functionality such as:

Improved relevance of search results

Real time availability information

Faceted browse

"Did you mean?" prompts for misspelled searches

About finding Databases

The Database finder is the fastest way to find databases such as JSTOR, Academic Search Premier, PsycInfo.

The Database finder lets you search by words in the database's title or description.

About eBooks

About Art images

A good way to find images is to search image databases. Image databases such as ARTStor and Oxford art online offer search options that can help with complex searches.

About finding eJournals

Find eJournals by all or part of the eJournal's title. The eJournal search lets you:

browse for eJournals' titles by letter of the alphabet or by category

search for all journals (not just electronic journals)

find eJournals in eJournal collections, which group eJournals by subject or provider

About OneSearch

OneSearch lets you find academic journal articles along with books, movies, music and other library materials. This search includes a broad selection of articles from a wide variety of subjects. The library materials include Hesburgh Libraries, Kresge Law Library, and other nearby libraries where Notre Dame students, faculty and staff have borrowing privileges. See Resources in OneSearch for details.